Makers: The New Industrial Revolution [ebook] by Chris Anderson (epub/mobi)

Wired magazine editor and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers and enthusiasts is about to be unleashed, driving a resurgence of American manufacturing. A generation of “Makers” using the Web’s innovation model will help drive the next big wave in the global economy, as the new technologies of digital design and rapid prototyping gives everyone the power to invent — creating “the long tail of things”.

“Chris understands that the owners of the means of production get to decide what is produced. And now you’re the owner. This book will change your life, whether you read it or not, so I suggest you get in early.” –Seth Godin, bestselling author of Tribes and Purple Cow

“A visionary preview of the next technological revolution. If you want to know where the future is headed, start here.” –Tom Rath, author of StrengthsFinder 2.0

“Makers is must read for understanding the transformative changes that are shaping, and will shape, the future of inventing.” –Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality

“Inspiring and engaging. Anderson delivers a compelling blueprint of a future where America can lead in making things again.” –Elon Musk, co-fouder of Tesla Motors and CEO of SpaceX